Posted by Luigi Donatello Asero on 06/09/05 11:43

"Steve Pugh" <steve@pugh.net> skrev i meddelandet
news:hqmea1p6qdnkr18238ivreqffrq31pu0ic@4ax.com...
> Animesh Kumar <animesh1978@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Oli Filth wrote:
> >> Luigi Donatello Asero said the following on 08/06/2005 17:34:
> >>
> >>> My next question is about how to style css. I have seen that there are
> >>> some site maps with nice geometrical forms but I do not know how
> >>> I could group several items in a circle or in a ellipse.
> >>
> >> position:absolute
> >^^^^^^^^^^
> >
> >Will that group in ellipse!
>
> Yes. It won't draw an ellipse (unless you use a lot of 1px x 1px
> elements) but it can arrange a set of elements in a rough ellipse.
>
> >I think images can rescue, but div or such
> >boxes would fail bigtime in making ellipses.
>
> The main failure would be that the the elements are almost certain to
> overlap and/or shoot off the screen at some user chosen font size and
> screen resolution. Basic failing of most complex absolutly positioned
> schemes.
>
> >Am also curious why should
> >sitemap be in form of ellipse.
>
> Good question. I wonder if Luigi has an answer or just an opinion?


He said "should". So, ma-be you could ask him...

> Unless there's something about the site structure that inherently
> implies a particular visual relationship it's generally less confusing
> to users to present site maps in the by-now-traditional columns of
> lists format.
>
> Steve


The by-now traditional columns of lists format can sometimes be clear but
boring.


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